Woodworking stuff near San Jose

440 miles RT, beautiful, but not freeway

Don in Northern Arizona

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Define "Easy"

Neal White (San Jose)

>Lots of interesting things within 50 miles or so. Japan Woodworker in Alameda for tools and Gallery M in Half Moon Bay for spec furniture including a lot by various graduates of College of the Redwoods come to mind.

Re: Define "Easy"

Dan Clermont in Burnaby

>transit I guess? otherwise I would consider renting a car if their were places worth visiting and they are not accessible by car.

Cheers

Dan Clermont

Re: Woodworking stuff near San Jose

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>If you love driving, you could go to College of the Redwoods, but you'd better love driving. It's in Fort Bragg, up on the North Coast, and, as Don mentioned, it's not freeway much of the way. Probably, from San Jose, a most-of-the-day drive.

Re: If you're gonna go... *LINKS*

William Duffield, on the Cohansey

>...all the way to Alameda, you must go a bit farther to Berkeley, and visit Hida Tools and Misugi Designs.

Re: Woodworking stuff near San Jose *LINK*

Ken Martin - Sacramento

>Check out the Bay Area Galoots FAQ page for stores and other things.


Bay area Galoots FAQ

Woodworking and Food Near San Jose *LINK*

Hoa Dinh in Union City

>Make sure you drop by The Sawdust Shop (www.sawdustshop.com). Follow the link below for the story.

Have you tried Phở (traditional Vietnamese beef noodle soup)? If doesn't matter, just make sure to have some at Phở H�a (www.phohoa.com) in Santa Clara (there are many locations of this chain but the ones in Santa Clara and in Westminster are the best).

-- Hoa


NOW DO-IT-YOURSELF WOODWORKERS HAVE A PLACE TO GO

Your mission should you choose to accept it...

Wiley Horne

>Hello Dan,

Please hear me out on this one. Drive north on 880 and consult maps on getting into Berkeley. Go to Hida Tool. Go inside. Look around the candy store, and enjoy everything. Before you leave, buy a Funahiro 36mm slick. The genju one. And a gardening tool for your wife, so she won't beat you up for buying the slick. Drive back. That's it.

Wiley

Re: Your mission should you choose to accept it...

Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX

>And since you'll be in Berkeley anyhow, call Mrs Mori-san in advance and arrange to visit. Be sure and take some chisels and plane blades so you can test out waterstones.

Pam

Re: Your mission should you choose to accept it...

Dan Clermont in Burnaby

>Thanks Wiley

I will accept your mission providing I can get there. Also might stop into the Japan Woodworker in Alameda.

Cheers

Dan Clermont

Thanks Everyone

Dan Clermont in Burnaby

>Sounds like I will have a car rental. Still waiting for flight info and the coolest thing is that the course is gonna be free for my company cause the manufacturer has "appreciated" my hard work into making this product better and working out the bugs

Cheers

Dan Clermont

If your going to Hida... *LINK*

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>Make a reservation for lunch here if you can. It's right down the street heading north. Simply the best...

Excellent cheese shop on the other side of the street a few blocks north also.

Your going love Hida, your credit card won't ;^)


Chez Panisse

Re: If your going to Hida...

Dan Clermont in Burnaby

>Thanks Scott,

If you only knew my weakness for cheese. I travelled Switzerland just so I could sample cheese.

Dan Clermont

Ahhh, the stinker the better!

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond CA

>You'll love it! I'm taking a ice chest with me the next time...